Tedisco To Spitzer: Turn Back, Or We’ll Sue

Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, joined by members of his conference and various county clerks, gave Gov. Eliot Spitzer until Oct. 31 to rescind his plan to let illegal aliens get New York driver licenses, or face a lawsuit.

In a news conference at the state Department of Motor Vehicles’ main office, Tedisco accused Spitzer of violating the law by dropping Social Security as a required form of identification for a license. The issue also afforded Republicans a chance to let loose on Spitzer on other issues, including Troopergate. A sampling from their release:

From Tedisco:

“It should be no surprise that the Governor chooses to ignore state law, subvert the legislature, and dictate policy. Of all people, the self-proclaimed â€˜Sheriff of Wall Streetâ€™ should know heâ€™s not above the law… In this post 9/11 world, the last thing the Governor and state DMV should be doing is handing out driverâ€™s licenses to potential terrorists. The safety of New Yorkers is not something that should fall prey to politics. Governor Spitzer: Follow the law or we will see you in court.”

From Assemblyman Tom Kirwan of Newburgh:

“The governor, as we can see from his history, has little concern about the niceties of law. Whether it be the election law, in regard to his race for Attorney General in 1998, the penal law, as evidenced by Trooper-gate, or the immigration law, as evidenced by his latest antics.”